Hey readers!
Welcome back to another chapter! Last place we left off, we saw that Percy had witnessed someone being kidnapped in the city and alerted the other Knights, and at the same time, three of Diablo's Disciples heard distressing noises in the Chicago Sewers!
Be warned this chapter especially at the end contains content readers may find distressing.
Chapter Thirty-Seven
In the name of Honour!
Meanwhile, Diablo and Rex had arrived back at their hideout after gathering some food and clothing.
They had managed to sneak into the back door of an all-night store and into the storeroom where they gathered non-perishable items as well as medicines and some clothes and soap.
"Well done Rex!" Diablo smirked "I think we'll be okay for another couple of weeks, without being at risk of being spotted!"
"Thanks sir!" Rex said with a slight salute "And I'll have my nose ready to sniff out any trouble should it come near!"
"With that nose of yours, we'll have no trouble!" Diablo winked as he started to unpack some of the bags, as well as food, tolietries and medical supplies he also had a bag of some other goods.
But before he could open them, his walkie talkie went off making him and the doberman jump.
The raven instantly snatched it up.
"Diablo here!"
"Boss!" Samson's voice was soon heard on the other end "We have a situation! Screams in a sewer!"
Rex's face fell and he snarled.
Diablo also glowered.
"Someone in distress?" he asked, "Give me your position!"
Samson instantly gave them their position.
"I know that place!" Rex confirmed "Sheltered there a while back when there was a heavy rainstorm!"
Diablo nodded gratefully at Rex then turned to the Walkie Talkie.
"Carry on!" he said.
"Regan heard noises from within the sewer, turns out as well as flight, and a thirst for blood, she has rather exquisite hearing!"
Diablo smirked.
"Good girl." He said "Hang in there! Rex and I are on our way! Over and Out!"
Rex growled and clenched his fists.
"Reporting for duty!" he said saluting as Diablo saluted back then quickly turned to one of the bags he was about to open and pulled out a few Fireworks!
"It's a good thing I found these in there too!" he smirked "That store was already brining in supplies for the 4th July!"
"They'll be useful!" Rex agreed as the Raven handed him a rucksack and the Doberman packed some of the fireworks within in before putting it on his back and saluting again.
Then Diablo opened his wings and got ready to fly.
"Well done soilder!" Diablo praised "Hold on!"
He then leapt into the air and held out his taloned feet to which Rex jumped and grabbed a hold before they began to fly away from their hideout and towards Samson's position.
Meanwhile, unknown to the Discipes, Percy and Healther had managed to track down the car Percy had spotted by the river.
"That's it!" Percy shouted as they appeared from behind an alleyway, "That's the car I spotted! The make and licence plate are the same!"
"Great job!" Heather praised as she flew out of the alleyway and looked around making sure there was no-one watching and approached the car, sending a text on her cell to the others to alert them of her position.
The back door showed it was slightly ajar to which Heather took advantage and opened it before finding a rucksack and a small handbag.
"What have you found?" Percy asked, checking around before hopping over.
Heather didn't answer as she pulled the rucksack and bag out and studied the car, where they could see marks on the seats as well as some bits of hair.
"I don't like this Percy!" Heather said, "After what you told us, it seems the Victim was struggling, the marks on the seats look like fingernails, and the hairs look like they've been pulled out."
Percy leaned in to have a closer look. "That's not all!" he said "I think I can see traces of blood too! Whether it's the victim's or the perpertrators, it clearly was a struggle!"
"I can see that too!" said Heather, "but where are they now? They can't be far away from here! The seats are still sort of warm."
"Percy? Heather?"
The mutant insects jumped slightly then saw Jack and Kate appear.
"Ah Jack! Thank Goodness!" Heather cried with relief.
"Where are the fuckers?" Kate hissed, her whip already out and ready.
"Sorry to disappoint you." Percy reported "They're not here, but they can't be far, the seats are warm!"
Jack's nose began to waffle, and twitch and he snarled.
"If I get a scent, we'll be on them in no time!" he said.
"Then let's go!" Kate said, "there's no time to wait for the others!"
"I've alerted them all." Heather said, "And I've sent a text to Tyroth to inform Hugh so he can gather evidence where the car is! But like you said Kate, we better get searching now before someone gets hurt or worse!"
"Sniffer dogs on the case!" Jack growled as he picked up the scents from the car "It's a nasty scent! I can smell evil and dishonour all over! And it ends tonight!"
Back with Samson, Chastity and Regan, the three Disciples were within the sewer, Regan leading the way, her large ears pricked up and still listening hard.
All the while, Samson and Chastity strained their own ears trying to listen out for what Regan might be hearing.
Just then, they heard footsteps behind them, and Samson turned to see Rex and Diablo appear.
"Samson!" Diablo said in a loud whisper "What has our newest Disciple discovered?"
Samson pointed ahead to Regan who was still walking ahead.
"I can hear it!" Regan hissed turning to face Diablo and Rex "There's three men, and a woman! The screams are the woman!"
Chastity glared and continued to listen, then her eyes widened as the sounds got clearer the closer they got!
"She's right!" she called back to the three male Disciples "I can hear it! It's a woman screaming!"
Samson growled.
"Let's move faster!" he said "Quickly!"
"I can smell something evil!" Rex snarled "I will have them put down like dogs!"
Diablo flexed his talons.
"The wicked will be punished." He said, "They will suffer the consequences of their actions!"
"We got to hurry!" Chastity said, "Before anything happens to the victim!"
Regan bared her teeth and moved quicker down the tunnel as the screams and muttering voices became clearer.
"We're getting closer!" she hissed.
"No! Please! Let me go!"
"Too late you eel! You knew the consequences if you brought shame on the family!"
"I didn't shame anyone! Please! I'm your cousin! I'm your family! Don't do this please!"
"Shut up Rat! You're no family of ours! Your father says you're no longer his daughter! You're an ungrateful selfish sinner!"
Within the tunnel, three men held their female captive tightly as they tore at her clothes and punched her, determined to silence her.
"Stop! No! Let me go! Just let me go! I wont speak a word! I'll leave town!"
"Shut up!" one of the men punched the girl hard in the face, "Your father ordered us to do this! We will restore honour to the family!"
"I never dishounored you!" the sobbing victim protested "Please! I just want to go!"
"The only way you're leaving is in a box!" one of the men snarled "You're going in a box and this box will never be found!"
"NO! No! Please!"
The victim struggled hard and kicked hard with her feet as she tried desprately to get free, but the three men continued to punch her, pull her hair and strike her.
Then one of the men shoved her to the ground where she nearly fell into the sewer water, her headscarf was soon ripped off in the process as she fell flat on her face, her nose bleeding from the punches that had been rained on her.
Shaking off stars, she tried to get up, but she was pushed to the ground again as she felt a foot stamp hard on her back then her hair was grabbed as one of the men pulled her head back.
The young woman coughed as she tried to speak, but no sound came out, then she felt something hard yet flexible go around her neck, like a cord!
"No!" she spluttered then tried to grab it as it was pulled tightly around her throat.
"Time to die! Die like a rat! Slimy Eel!" she heard someone rasp in her ear then she felt the cord tighten around her neck and the foot push harder into her back as one of her attackers started to strangle her.
"No!" she tried to protest as well as claw at her neck trying to get the cord off as well as plead with her attackers, but her efforts were worthless.
"Pull harder!" the other men called "Kill her! She must suffer the consequences of her sins! We must restore honour!"
"Honour!?" a voice growled in the darkness "You kill an innocent in the name of honour!?"
The men looked up in shock and the one in the middle of strangling the woman looked up as well, yet he didn't loosen his hands on the cord.
"Who said that!?" asked one of the men looking around.
"You bastards are in big trouble!" the same voice growled again.
Hearing that voice, the men started to feel scared, and they looked around trying to see where the voice was coming from.
As one of the men looked behind him, his eyes widened, and he gave a loud scream in terror…..
And we end on a cliffhanger! What or rather who has one of the attackers seen?
Was it Diablo or one of his Disciples? Or was it one of the Chicago Knights?
Find out in the following chapter!